glfs/multimedia/cdwriteutils/kernel.xml

<sect1 id="kernel" xreflabel="kernel">
<?dbhtml filename="kernel.html"?>
<title>Configuring your kernel for CD-Writing</title>

<para>In the kernel configuration, check your settings with those listed
below for your <acronym>CD</acronym>-<acronym>ROM</acronym> interface type:</para>

<para><acronym>SCSI</acronym> <acronym>CD</acronym>-writer:</para>
<screen>SCSI support menu
  SCSI support:           Y or M
  SCSI CD-ROM support:    Y or M
  SCSI generic support:   Y or M
  Vendor-specific extensions:  [1]
Also include the low-level driver for your SCSI card if
applicable.</screen>


<para><acronym>IDE</acronym> <acronym>CD</acronym>-writer:</para>
<screen>ATA/IDE/MFM/RLL support menu
  IDE/ATAPI CDROM support:     N
  SCSI emulation support: Y or M
SCSI support menu
  SCSI support:           Y or M
  SCSI CD-ROM support:    Y or M
  SCSI generic support:   Y or M
  Vendor-specific extensions:  [1]</screen>

<para>[1] Read the help to determine if this selection is applicable for
your hardware.</para>

<para>If necessary, recompile the kernel with</para>
<screen>make CC=/opt/gcc-2.95.3/bin/gcc dep &amp;&amp;
make CC=/opt/gcc-2.95.3/bin/gcc bzImage &amp;&amp;
make CC=/opt/gcc-2.95.3/bin/gcc modules &amp;&amp;
make CC=/opt/gcc-2.95.3/bin/gcc modules_install</screen>
<para>
Copy <filename>/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage</filename> and
<filename>/usr/src/linux/System.map</filename> to
<filename>/boot</filename>. If you utilize
<application>LILO</application>,  edit <filename>/etc/lilo.conf</filename>
appropriately and run <command>lilo</command>.
</para>

<para>For more information about these settings and the drivers they
install, read <ulink
url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/SCSI-2.4-HOWTO/sr.html">The Linux 2.4
SCSI subsystem HOWTO</ulink>.</para>

</sect1>